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Daily 4-Letter Word #27: October 20, 2026
Hints and the answer for the four-letter daily puzzle from October 20, 2026 (#27). Missed that day? You can still play this exact word before you look.
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Hints for #27
Hint 1: Letter pattern
The word has 2 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 2 consonants. One letter appears twice.
Hint 2: First letter
It starts with the letter G.
Hint 3: Meaning
Dictionary hint: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
Hint 4: Last letter and pattern
It ends with E. Pattern: G _ _ E
Answer
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About this word
The answer has 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It repeats E, which is the kind of word that costs people an extra guess. Of the 1,386 words in the four-letter daily list, 57 (4.1%) start with G and 258 (19%) end with E. Its rarest letter is G, which shows up in only 8.2% of them.
Dictionary meaning, with the word itself left out: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
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Frequently asked questions
What was the answer to daily 4-letter word #27?
The answer to #27 (October 20, 2026) was GENE.
How many guesses do you get?
You get 6 guesses for a 4-letter word. Puzzles with 4 to 7 letters give six guesses; 8 and 9 letters give seven.
When does the next daily puzzle come out?
Every day at midnight Eastern Time (New York). Everyone plays the same words that day, in every length from 4 to 9 letters.
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